Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-11

from the burning OF the Willard Hotel at
an early hour on the morning Of the 4th.
The fire broke out in the kitchen portion
and so rapidly spread over the house that
~ wa WITH q, difficulty some Of the guests
Company Of New York were among the
guests and lost their wardrobe, and the
same was true of nearly all those in the
MOTEL. Several suffered minor injuries and
on gentleman WEI nearly suffocated. The
notel was erected four years ago upon the
p insurance was only S25, 900. Landlord
W.. w. Hartley lost nearly everything, and
nearly $1,000 Of furnishings. -
An %incendiary fire was started at
Billings, Montana, on the morning of the
9th, in a. row Of wooden buildings, and
damage to the amount of $40, 700 was done
before 1t was controlled. The keys to the
fre-plugs had been distracted SO there was
delay in getting water. This fire afforded
the first practical test of the new water
works as a fire extipguisher, and proved
their efficacy beyond expectations. There
Is no fire engine in the city, and according
TO all precedent the entire range should
have been consumed; but four powerful
streams from the fire plugs extinguished the
flames in short order. .,0r g ~.
Foston, Montana special, 9th, A
landslide occurred two miles west of Point
ed Rock this morning before the east-bound
train had passed that point. The Northern
Pacific track was covered for 100 feet to a
depth Of four feet. A force of men was at
once set to work ts clear the rails, which by
hard work, they succeeded in doing by 6
o'clock this morning, and the east,bound
train, which had been held until this time,
proceeded on its way, eight hours behind
schedule time. Other slides are expected in
this vicinity and indications are that there
will be others, but the track is closely
watched. . 49,,
A dispatch from Fargo of the 9Th,
says that not over 10 per cent of the wheat
land remains to be seeded, and it has never
than this year.. The few farmers who are
not through are those who use drills, and
therefore cannot commence as early as
tho. 9 who use the broad cast method. The
acreage is probably S per cent more than
last year: Crops are more diversified in
The rains, while they have hindered seed
soil. 49, 1872
Light has just dawned on a bit of
graveyard insurance near Elkwood, Cava
lier County, Oak. Last fall insurance to
the amount of S6,0 0O was placed on a man
called Jorgerson, and in due time proof of
death came in and the money was paid to
his heirs. It now appears that the man in.
sured died twenty-one years ago. The COT
I'm supposed to contain his remains was ex-
humed and found to contain only stones.
M q Y~rR re- hovo hooo fccYYo1 for $ha or,.nc% -
the parties implicated. Exceedingly inter-
esting developments are expected. j.
The Mechanics Manufacturing Com
pany of Horizon, Wis, has elected S. Baird
Of Appleton, o. E. Britt Of Milwaukee, c.
Hodge of Leroy, G.. E. Peirre and E. J..
Foster of Fond du Lac, directors. aud has
issued 1900 shares of stock, of which 1,70O
rave been taken. The object is. to manu-
facture the reeds and grass of Horizon
marsh into paper. The work has been COM
menced at Appleton and is a success, and
no logs are now being used.
A Leola, OAK, dispatch of the 9Th,
that work on the Aberdeen,
Bismarck g. Northwestern is progressing
finely. The ground is in good condition
and dirt is easily moved. The contract of
ANASuOA "SosS VI VII opO11Ss COI4xlCuCcS
at this point and runs northwest SIS miles.
They have sublet the work in strips of from
five to twenty miles, n not less than 400
teams are at work. ,-.
There is still no solution at Mandan,
Oak, of the mystery of the disappearance
Of Farmer Hartwig near Richardson a few
weeks ago: Suspicion falls on Dietrich who
last with him. 1t is said Dietrich adj
vised Hartwig to take all his money with
him before they set out on the trip together.
Furthermore Dietrich, who wa very Door
all winter, has just bought a carload of
lumber.
The Hersey & Bean saw mill plant
at Saltwater. Mimi. was damaged by fire
on the evening OF April Both, to the
omounto of 5000. The s'little mill' and the
planning mill and considerable lumber were
burned. The fire broke out in the engine
room, and the Waterman instead of turn
ing OH an alarm went fighting to the fire.
Insurance $4,000.
The steam barge G. P. Heath,
loaded with hay, took fire on the afternoon
of the SGd, when hssr a f s%dSoyy westerly N; gale was
to save their lives, and some would lave
been drowned but were rescued by those
who went to their relief from shore. The
barge was valued at $4,000, and the cargo
at $500. o.. .
Tho Canadian Pacific has followed up
its big sugar shipment out of San Francisco
by another of equal amount, 1900 barrels,
contracting to deliver the shipment at st.
Paul for 60 cents per 100, a figure consider
ably below the tariffs of the American
transcontinental lines. The first INSTALL
ment, IS car loads, arrived at st. Paul,
Mimi, Friday, on the Manitoba.
The barn and contents and a span
of horses, on the farm of William Foster, i n
Washington, Wis, burned May s. Loss,
$l,OO; insured. Foster, who is a bachelor
living alone, had made a fire to cook dinner,
and the high wind carried the sparks from
the chimney to his barn. He was severely
burned while trying to save his horses.
Tho committee composed of r. c..
Libbey, Hastings; j. F. Meagher, Mankato;
F. W. Hoyt, Redwing; W. P. Murray, st.
Paul: G. II. Petit, Minneapolis; D. n,
Truman, st. Paul, and F. G.. Davis, Dakota,
to relocate the Minnesota State Reform
School visited Red Wing, Hastings, Far.
mington and Shakopee last week.
At Ada, Mimi, on the 9th, Company
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